Vizualsbynick

Damrak 

The second piece of my "Slices of Amsterdam" collection is also one of my favorite locations to photograph. Of course, Im not alone and this location is literally the most photographed spot in Amsterdam. Its a challenge to come up with something original, so I decided not to go for the straight line shot of the crooked houses, but instead choose an angle showing more of the surrounding area. 

What you see in the image here is really the beginning point of Damrak and if you would continue walking alongside it, you would see that Damrak is an avenue and partially filled-in canal at the center of Amsterdam, running between AMS central station in the north and the Dam Square in the south. 

Between 2002 and 2018, the North-South underground line was built to connect Amsterdam North with Amsterdam South and create an easy passage through Central Station. A part of the North-South line runs underneath Damrak which has caused some of the foundations of the house to sink in. This is clearly visible when looking at the houses that have become crooked due to their foundations sinking in. 

The street used to be located on a rak (reach), a straight part of the Amstel River near a dam; hence the name Dam Rak, Damrak. In the 19th century, a section of it was filled in. Because of the former stock exchange building, the monumental Beurs van Berlage, and several other buildings related to financial activities erected there in the early 20th century, the term Damrak has come to be a synonym for the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in the same way Wall Street is synonymous with the New York Stock Exchange. 

Creator: Vizualsbynick  
Code: AMS#2 
Artwork: Damrak 
Collection: Slices of Amsterdam 

his photo was taken on May 4th, 2022.

Damrak; an edition by Nick van Eijk

LICENCING: The Edition NFT Holder is free to use this image for displaying privately in non-commercial settings.

Where displayed on social media, in virtual galleries and virtual rooms the creator, Nick van Eijk, should be credited.

The Copyright remains with the creator, Nick van Eijk  
